A TEMPORARY closure will be in place on the A35 Christchurch Bypass as officials carry out litter picking and gulley cleaning.

Cllr Simon McCormarck, ward council for Burton and Grange, confirmed the closure, which would begin on April 19 and last two nights.

From 8pm on the first night, the road will be closed eastbound, from its junction with Stony Lane Roundabout to its junction with Somerford Roundabout.

The closure will be in place until 4am.

On the second night, April 20, the road will close westbound from its junction with Somerford Roundabout to its junction with Stony Lane Roundabout.